Power-transmission gear



v L. G. E. BUEHLER.

lPOWER TRANsmssloN GEAR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29, 1920.

1,389,622, Patentedsept. 6,1921.

Y' ,IiUIsot E y13u'E rrrpin'njor CHICAGO, fILLINoIs.

. roWEia'fTnANsMrssioiv anni;v

fr A 'Application mea January l29, 192e. serial No. 354,782;

To ctZZLi/Lch'omft may yBe it known that I, Louis G, E. BUEHLnR', citizen of the United States, resi-ding' at "Chicago, in the'lcountyof Cookand State of Illinois, have invented. certainnew and useful "Improvements in Power-Transmission Gears; andI do hereby declare thatthe following isfafjfull, clear, and exact descrip*- y'tion of the invention, such as will 'enable others'slilled in the art to which itv appertains to makefanduse thesame. f

'This invention relates to powertransmis! sion gearsfand more*,particularly4 to speed reducing. gears. It has kfor its'main object Vto provide a gear ofzthischaracter wherein `the l drive'; or high speed shaft extends Vaty right angles to the low speed shaft iorfshaftsl lIt has for its 'further lobject to provide a vlspeedreducing gearjwherein the-power of theY drive shaft is transmitted to twolow speed shafts adaptedfto 4be driven `at respectively differentspeeds. .l

Suitable 2 embodiments of the invention, which consists in the features of construction and "combination of parts hereinafter` fully describedand particularly claimed, are. illustrated in the accompanying drawings iny which :y l n y v Figure l isa fragmentary view of a power transmission gear constructedy 1n accordance with my invention, one head or side plate being removed;l and Fig. 2 is a horizontal central section along `the line 2-2of Figli.

The device 'comprises a suitable housing. consisting of a cylindrical portion 1 equipped at opposite ends with rendplatesr or heads2 and 3 respectively, which may be of anydesired form to best adapt the same to kthe particular gear ratio desired, and the Width of face of the various gearelements-employed. i Mounted on or preferably Y integral' with thel cylindrical wall of the 'housing isa bearing 4 for the high speed ork drive shaft 5 which, in thev instance'illustrated, is shown as equipped with roller bearings 6 and suitable thrust bearing ele-lv ments. This shaft is provided at its inner end with a bevel pinion 7 vwhich meshes with a bevel gear k8 rigid with a spur pinion 23 projected in a direction opposite to itsbevel gear face which meshes with a plurality of n planetary idle spur pinions 24 rotatably mounted on stud shafts 25 carried by the rotatable element 26 llireyedfto the shaft 9 journaled in the bearing 28 of the end plate 3 of the housing. Rigid with rthe latter yis ail internal gear eo with which the pianeeary gearsy 24 mesh. c ,V

Speciicatiron of Letters Ilatent; -'ladgent(11 Sept. 6,

, yThebevel gear 2,2 is keyed tothe v'Shaft 31;-VVV y .j'ournaled in the" bearinglfl in the other; end

plateor head of the housing,and thisshaft j preferably is integral with the "spur kpinion 23 and' is provided with a central recessf'oiy bearing concentric and withinv said spur j 65 i pinion and in which thereduced inner-end portion '.ofv the lowV speed shaft is suitablyv i f journaled. The lhigh speed shaft ,fwhichjisx journaled inthe 'bearing 4 projectin'gffrom vthe cylindrical :wall'of thefhousing" carries thebevelpinio'n 7--which meshes withthe bevel gear22 andeects rotation Vof the same and theshaft 31 and spur pinion 23. yThus the spur'gears 24 which mesh with'theinf `ternal gear20 are caused to rotate, lthereb effecting yrotation of the plate 26-and -shav t 9 at a considerably lower speed than the- V-shaftf.y The gear ratio'between the shaft '115 and-shaft 9 will be vdetermined bythe 're-- ,spective pitch diameters of the spur pinion 23 andthe internal gear 30 multiplied by the gear ratio existing between the bevel pinion 7 andthe bevel gear 22.

' While I have shown the preferred embodiment of 'the invention in the accompanying drawings, it will be understood, of course, that such embodiment is capable of aoA variation indetails of construction to adapt the samev to various purposes and location without departing from the invention as de-f lined in the appended claims.

For example, in some instances the lack v of space mayv require-that the drive shaft 5 p must extend at other than'la right angleto the driven shaft 31. In such case obviously the nature ofthe gear elements 7 and 22 may be changed to suit the conditions.

It will also be kobvious that-in some instances it may be desired that the low speed of'any mechanic to adapt the lconstruction `to such conditions, and thus various other changes and adaptations may be effected Without departing from the teachings of the foregoing disclosure. l

I claim as my invention. f 1. In` a speed reducing gear, a

mission shafts in the bearings, a third shaft arranged atan angle to. said-first shafts, a bevel pinion on the third shaft, a bevel gear shaft 27 should extend entirely through the f i housing lso as to drive therefrom at `oppofr 'i site ends. It will be entirely within the skill ming, alined bearings in the caslng, power transy n s meshing with the pinion and fixed on the inner end of one of the alined shafts for rotating same, a flange*fiXed-on'the` other of said alined shafts, a gear yelement rigid with the casing, a pinion concentric withand j fiXed to the bevel gear, and planetary gears 2.111` a speed'j-redncinggear, a casing,

f al-ined Vbearings in the (':asin'g7 power transmission shafts inthe bearings, a third shaftv` arranged atan anglefto saidfir'sjt shaft-s a bevel pinion onthe third shaftal bevel gearY on the'V inner end of one of the alined shafts j-ineshing with said pinion, va flange iiXed on;v the 'other of said allned shafts, 'af gear' 'ele-v.

ment rigid with vthe casing, ajpinion` concentric withfsaid bevel gear and integral with the first shaftgandlr` planetarygears- .carried Vby said {iange and operably. inter-` posed-between the gearfeleinent `and said concentric pinion for ,rotating said second alinedlshaft at a lessspeed than the first` alined shaft.y 1 A In a speedxreducin'g gear; a casing,'f.v

alined bearings inthe casing,` power.y transniissionshafts in the bearings.I a thirdy shaft arranged at an angletoV said first. shafts,a

bevel pinion'on the third shaftabevel on the other wof said alined shafts, a gear element. rigidy withthe casing, a pinion conalined shaft ata less speed than`tlie first gear on the inner end' of one' of the alined shafts` 4for rotating' same,- a` flange fixed centric" withfsaid bevel `gear and integral with the first shalt the second `alined shaft having an end reduced `in diameter'gand fit` Vting within a bearing in the pinion end of the first alined shaft, and planetarygears1 carried by said `flange and operably inter- `posed between!the-gearV element and said concentric pinion for rot'atingfsaid second v al-'ined shaft. A, y' L ,e

4. In a rightvanglerspeedfreducing mechaf msm, a` casing,4 a power .supply shaft rotata- 'hle in--the casing, a bevel pinionfixed to the innerend of saidshaft, two alined bearings in' the Acasingarranged at. right angles to said power 'supply shaft, l a ypower delivery .y shaft in one of thesaid alined bearings, a

ibevel gear onthe innerend thereof'ni'eshing with said bevel pinion for rotating said shaft, a, secondrpower delivery shaftinthe rother'of said alined bearings, pinion inte*- fgral with the inner end of said second shaft,l

a gear" elementrrigid With-the'casmg, and

planetary gears carriedby the secondpower' delivery shaftsoperably interposedv betweenf 'the pinion and the gear element forrotating `the second shaft at a relativelv lows` eed.A 

